Table 5. Number of private sector establishments by direction of employment change, seasonally adjusted Utilities (In thousands) Establishments gaining jobs Establishments losing jobs Year 3 months ended Net change(1) Total Expanding Opening Total Contracting Closing establishments establishments establishments establishments 1992 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 1993 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 1994 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 1995 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 September 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 December 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 1996 March 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 June 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 1997 March 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 1998 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 1999 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2000 March 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2001 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 1 4 3 1 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2002 March 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2003 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September -1 3 3 0 4 3 1 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2004 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2005 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2006 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2007 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 4 4 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2008 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2009 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2010 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2011 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2012 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2013 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2014 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2015 March 0 4 4 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2016 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 September 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2017 March 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 June 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 September 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 December 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2018 March 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 June 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 September 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 December 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 2019 March 0 4 4 0 3 3 0 June 0 4 4 0 4 4 0 September 0 4 4 0 4 4 0 December 0 4 4 0 3 3 0 2020 March 0 4 4 0 3 3 0 June 1 4 3 1 4 4 0 September 1 4 3 1 3 3 0 December 1 5 4 1 3 3 0 2021 March 1 5 4 1 4 4 0 June 0 4 3 1 5 4 1 September 0 5 4 1 5 4 1 December 0 5 4 1 5 4 1 2022 March 1 5 4 1 4 4 0 June 0 5 4 1 5 4 1 September 0 6 5 1 4 3 1 December 0 6 5 1 5 4 1 2023 March 0 6 5 1 5 4 1 June 0 5 4 1 5 4 1 (1) Net change is the difference between the number of opening establishments and the number of closing establishments.